Zoe
Elite Member
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2020
- Professional Status
- Certified General Appraiser
- State
- Tennessee
Lol. I know a geo competent appraiser is better than any algorithm with interior and exterior. VA has proven it through downturns.Yes I would do a Desktop or a 2055 for a Buyer/Seller/Home Owner but I would also tell him or her or It that it was worthless the day after I signed it because out here we are in uncharted territory. On a VA or FHA low down what good is an-appraisal accept for a lender to place it into there loan file and tell a regulator it came in at or close to Purchase Price-In low cost states people panic over a $10K low appraisal but out here no sales close where a value comes in below contract as sellers do not lower prices.
The Big Guys like Racketeer Mortgage are using algorithms and they know no matter what happens Appraised values will be of no good in a serious downturn. Therefore why pay for something that is not needed. Just-like us when Pop and Billy were younger and we were buying real estate we never needed or would depended on an-appraised value as we know they are only a picture of what happened yesterday.
Why would people be moving from CA if they have so much cash?